About Amundi Private Equity Funds

Amundi Private Equity Funds, an Amundi asset management subsidiary, specialises in private equity and unlisted infrastructure investments.

Combining a wealth of expertise in all aspects of asset management built up over more than 10 years, Amundi provides both institutional and individual investors with a wide spectrum of investment opportunities, ranging from direct fund investments in unlisted French and foreign companies to dedicated mandates and funds-of-funds for multi-management private equity and infrastructure investments.

With more than 60 professionals based in Paris, Bucharest, Cairo, Casablanca, Tunis and Warsaw, Amundi Private Equity Funds assists companies at all stages of their development, the key objective being to offer fund subscribers yields in line with the best in the industry.

At 31 December 2009, French and international subscribers had committed more than €3.7 billion to Amundi Private Equity Funds, making it a leading private equity player. The company owes its solid foundations to its positioning as part of a leading third-party asset management group of companies and to its membership of two international banking groups.

Amundi Private Equity Funds has put in place an effective and rigorous structure that meets the standards required of a major asset manager.

The Management of Amundi Private Equity Funds is responsible for the smooth running of the management company and for assuring at all times that the:
- Investment management teams have fully autonomous decision-making powers;
- Interests of the management teams and the management company are perfectly aligned with those of investors;
- Functional team has the resources necessary to support the funds’ operations;
- Funds’ activities are strictly controlled and their risks tightly managed. The Head of Compliance and Internal Control reports directly to Management.

The above points are illustrated in the following organisation chart:

The decision-making process favours:

• A high degree of involvement by each fund’s management team, particularly concerning the technical, industrial, financial and management aspects of each investment opportunity under consideration;

• A collegial approach at all levels;

• Risk management and compliance with professional codes of conduct.

Lastly, Amundi Private Equity Funds conducts its investment activities within the framework of the entire asset class and of changes in market practices and in the regulatory, economic and financial environment. The investment teams therefore take constant account of changes in all components of the private equity universe: venture capital, expansion capital, transmission, mezzanine, secondary market, infrastructure, etc. and of specific geographic (Europe, Asia) or country characteristics whenever relevant.

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